Photo by Isaiah Ward, 3 young Black boys two sitting, one with glasses the other with his eyes to the ground, next to a third boy standing while looking off into the distance. All three captured on 35 mm film from behind a fence.

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“Don’t Go Nowhere”
by Isaiah Ward
35 mm Film

Featured work from In A Child’s Place
Group Exhibition at Purple Window Gallery

It Will Destroy You

Group Exhibition
Curated by Samiah Fulcher and Isaiah Lee

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL

Friday, February 13, 2026
Opening 6 — 9 PM

Featuring works by:
Robert Bernier
Deb Sokolow
Sascha Huth
Zach Dobbins
Shanti Grandhi
Michelle Alexander
Diada Amiri
Matias Brimmer
Colin Martinez
Rea-Silvia Emmanouil
Van Payne
Dylan Rabe
Cesar Lopez
Chloe Harthan
Lauren Bertelson
Nahom Ghebredngl
James Ross Servantz
Melanie L. Johnson
Sophia Farmer
Allison Campbell
Austin Reilly
Rohen Jones
Figwurm

Featured Image
“Untitled (Figure with Flies)”
2024, Oil on canvas
by Dylan Rabe

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    It Will Destroy You

    Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
    Chicago, 2026

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